MASTER 1 - anglais
RAPPEL : les TD de langues en salle du 2è semestre débuteront la semaine du 04 mars 2010.
- travailler au laboratoire multimedia -
| Mc Donald's coffee case - civil liability - compensation culture?/tort reform |
wikipedia article about the McDonald's coffee case
exercise - vocabulary - adjectives and syllable stress
Limiting lawsuits - Justice Talking - Nov. 16, 2004
fill in the blanks - exercise 1 — exercise 2
Tort reform as a campaign issue - NPR -Sept. 25, 2004
exercises - listening comprehension - speaker recognition
If you want to find out more about punitive damages, read this article.
wikipedia article about Donoghue v. Stevenson
Donoghue v. Stevenson discussed on the Today programme of the BBC 25 Aug. 2003 (at 0823)exercises (6 in all) - listening comprehension, fill in the blanks
| Scopes Monkey Trial - religion and the state |
Evolution and Education from the Leonard Lopate Show (NY Public Radio) Feb. 14, 2007 - fill in the blanks exercises
background - the Scopes Trial -- today - the meaning of intelligent design
wikipedia article about the Scopes trial
wikipedia article about the Dover, Pa. case (Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District)
PBS - an update on the evolution controversy, March 2005
exercises - comprehension questions - fill in the blanks
Justice Talking - Intelligent design
exercises (5 in all) - begin here
Intelligent design barred from public schools - NPR Dec. 20, 2005
exercises (2 in all) - fill in the blanks
Law professor on effect of 'Dover' decision - NPR Dec. 20, 2005
exercises - comprehension questions - fill in the blanks
Judge John Jones, who decided the Kitzmiller ('Dover') case, talking about it on WHYY, March. 22, 2006.
excercises (3 in all) - multiple choice - fill in the blanks 1 - fill in the blanks 2
supplementary material - Scopes trial - the current evolution debate
| R. v. Dudley and Stephens - murder/homicide, defence of necessity |
wikipedia article about the case of R. v. Dudley and Stephens
the court's judgment in R. v. Dudley and Stephens (format .pdf)
some exercises based on the court's judgment (It is not necessary to read the judgment before doing the exercises)
Torture redefined - Justice Talking - Dec. 12, 2005
scrambled questions - fill in the blanks part 1 part 2 - comprehension questions
"Torture for dummies : exploding the ticking bomb argument" - Slate Dec. 13, 2005
some exercises based on "Torture for dummies" - fill in the blanks - prepositions - scrambled questions
The Debate over Torture - NPR - Nov. 28, 2005 with David Luban and Charles Krauthammer
exercises - fill in the blanks
The theory behind the trolley problems - Marc Hauser interview
exercises (3 in all) - fill in the blanks
supplementary material - R v. Dudley and Stephens - justifiable homicide - justifiable torture?
| O.J. Simpson - criminal/civil trials |
Vocabulary revision - civil or criminal?
BBC On this day (Oct. 3, 1995)- a short presentation of the O.J. Simpson criminal case
wikipedia article the O.J. Simpson murder case - if you can't get the wikipedia article from the Internet, click here
wikipedia article O.J. Simpson - for information about the civil cases
NPR The O.J. Simpson Verdict, Race and the Media October 3, 2005
exercises comprehension questions - fill in the blanks
NPR 10 Years After the O.J. Verdict - October 3, 2005 - Commentator Clarence Page looks back at the O.J. Simpson trial
exercises (2 in all) - fill in the blanks
NPR Remembering Johnnie Cochran March 30, 2005
exercises - comprehension questions - fill in the blanks - vocabulary - stress
NPR How jurors are chosen in the US - Legal Issues in the News with Amy Gajda Dec. 5, 2005
exercises - comprehension questions - fill in the blanks
more about juries from Legal Issues in the News December 3, 2007 - comprehension questions
American juries
exercise - fill in the blanks
| Guantanamo - national/international law |
VOA April 9, 2009 - CIA secret prisons to close
exercise (no audio) fill in the blanks
Georgetown University Law Center Webcast -- Bringing Detainees to Justice and Justice To Detainees March 20, 2009
exercise fill in the blanks
NPR Morning Edition March 5, 2009 Closing Guantanamo - Europe
exercises (four in all) - fill in the blanks - start here
PBS Newshour March 26, 2007 New Tribunal Process at Guantanamo Bay
exercises ( 6 in all) - fill in the blanks - start here
VOA - March 27, 2007 - Australian Pleads Guilty at Guantanamo Hearing
exercise (no audio)- fill in the blanks
NPR - March 31, 2007 - Plea Allows Detainee to Serve Sentence in Australia
exercise - choose the right number
Exercises to be done BEFORE you listen to the recording
Habeas corpus in the Senate - exercise 1 - exercise 2
The recording (have you done the exercises?)
NPR -Report on detainees at Guantanamo Bay - with the latest developments
PBS Newshour Jan. 3, 2005 Indefinite detainees
exercises - fill in the blanks - vocabulary
NPR. U.N.Report Calls for Closing Prison at Guantanamo. Talk of the Nation, February 20, 2006.
exercises - fill in the blanks - comprehension questions - more fill in the blanks (3)
The Hamdan Case - For a general presentation of the case in the U.S. Supreme Court, go to the Oyez site . You can find a recording of the 90 min oral argument and of the announcement (34 min.) of the majority opinion and dissent (transcripts are visible as you listen).
NPR - Morning Edition - High Court Voices Skepticism of President's Tribunals - Nina Totenberg March 29, 2006 (5:43 min.)exercises - Who's who? - Who said it? - fill in the blanks - vocabulary
The Jose Padilla case - (U.S. citizen, not held in Guantanamo) presentation of the case in the U.S. Supreme Court, go to the Oyez site - oral argument - announcement of opinion
NPR - The Supreme Court and José Padilla - Here and Now, April 3, 2006 (first 7:30 min.) with Supreme Court reporter Lyle Denniston
NPR - Who Is an Enemy Combatant? Law Remains Unclear - Weekend Edition - April 8, 2006exercises - Who's who? - Who said it? - fill in the blanks - stress patterns
Rasul v. Bush
You can find out about Rasul v. Bush (U.S. Supreme Court) here and listen to the oral arguments and the announcement of the opinion (7 min.) scripts available.
exercises (six in all) - fill in the blanks start here
| Grammar |
Grammar Links:
- In French: D. Vinet's website
- In English: Ego4U
Legal reasoning in the common law requires being able to talk about unreal situations in the present (using what is sometimes called the second conditional) and unreal situations in the past (using the third conditional). Use these exercises to help you with these constructions the second conditional - the third conditional. You can also try these exercises from our L1 page here and here.
Self study grammar quizzes - We suggest you try :
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The BBC Learning English site has some very good exercises. We suggest you try :
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| Pronunciation |
BBC Pronunciation tips - vowels
Word stress - English Club - BBC stress patterns quiz
Minimal pairs — more minimal pairs ship or sheep
| Dictionaries |
general advice for dictionaries
on line dictionaries
cambridge
longman's
Merriam-Webster learner's
pronunciation dictionary
basic legal vocabularysuggestions for listening - English for law blog
test - listening